An interleukin-3 (IL-3) dependent mast cell line (MC) was infected with a recombinant retrovirus expressing the proto-oncogene c-myc and the drug selectable marker neo. Cells containing the transcriptionally activated c-myc gene displayed an increased growth rate in liquid culture and a higher cloning efficiency in soft agar when compared to control virus infected cells. All infected cells remained absolutely dependent on IL-3 for growth and were not tumorigenic in nude mice. Similar results were obtained with two additional IL-3 dependent cell lines, the mast cell 32D and the pre-B-cell Ea3. Thus, while constitutive expression of c-myc potentiates the response of mast cells to IL-3, it is not sufficient to eliminate their requirement for growth factors.
Hume, C.R., Nocka, K.H., Sorrentino, V., Lee, J.S., Fleissner, E. (1988). Constitutive c-myc expression enhances the response of murine mast cells to IL-3, but does not eliminate their requirement for growth factors. ONCOGENE, 2(3), 223-226.
Constitutive c-myc expression enhances the response of murine mast cells to IL-3, but does not eliminate their requirement for growth factors
Sorrentino, V.;
1988-01-01
Abstract
An interleukin-3 (IL-3) dependent mast cell line (MC) was infected with a recombinant retrovirus expressing the proto-oncogene c-myc and the drug selectable marker neo. Cells containing the transcriptionally activated c-myc gene displayed an increased growth rate in liquid culture and a higher cloning efficiency in soft agar when compared to control virus infected cells. All infected cells remained absolutely dependent on IL-3 for growth and were not tumorigenic in nude mice. Similar results were obtained with two additional IL-3 dependent cell lines, the mast cell 32D and the pre-B-cell Ea3. Thus, while constitutive expression of c-myc potentiates the response of mast cells to IL-3, it is not sufficient to eliminate their requirement for growth factors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
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